Working in a School
Lektionsplanering, arbetslag, rättningshögen — the teacher's year in Sweden.
Teaching's whole reality: rättningshögen at the kitchen table, the staffroom's dark coffee, the pupil you finally reach — världens bästa jobb, de flesta dagar.
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en lektionsplanering
a lesson plan
Tip: lit. the same.
- 2
planeringstid
planning time
Tip: lit. the same — and never enough of it.
- 3
reglerad arbetstid
regulated working hours
Tip: lit. the same — the hours you must be at school.
- 4
förtroendearbetstid
trust-based time
Tip: lit. the same — planning you do where you like.
- 5
ett arbetslag
a teaching team
Tip: lit. the same — the core unit of a Swedish school.
- 6
ett arbetslagsmöte
a team meeting
Tip: lit. the same.
- 7
en ämnesgrupp
a subject group
Tip: lit. the same.
- 8
sampanering
co-planning
Tip: lit. the same.
- 9
tvålärarsystem
co-teaching
Tip: lit. 'two-teacher system'.
- 10
rättningshögen
the marking pile
Tip: lit. the same — it never shrinks.
- 11
rätta vid köksbordet
to mark at the kitchen table
Tip: lit. the same.
- 12
en söndagskväll
on a Sunday evening
Tip: lit. the same.
- 13
ett skriftligt omdöme
a written assessment
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
tjugoåtta stycken
twenty-eight of them
Tip: lit. the same — one per pupil.
- 15
en utvecklingsplan per elev
a development plan per pupil
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
dokumentationsbördan
the documentation burden
Tip: lit. the same — a constant national complaint.
- 17
mindre administration, mer undervisning
less admin, more teaching
Tip: lit. the same — every reform promises this.
- 18
en vikarie
a supply teacher
Tip: lit. the same.
- 19
ingen vikarie att få
no supply teacher available
Tip: lit. the same.
- 20
dela klassen mellan salar
to split the class between rooms
Tip: lit. the same — the daily improvisation.
- 21
en förlorad håltimme
a free period lost
Tip: lit. the same.
- 22
rastvakt
break duty
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
reflexväst på skolgården
a high-visibility vest in the yard
Tip: lit. the same.
- 24
pedagogisk lunch
lunch with the pupils
Tip: lit. 'pedagogical lunch' — part of the job.
- 25
tjugo minuter att äta
twenty minutes to eat
Tip: lit. the same.
- 26
personalrummet
the staff room
Tip: lit. the same — the real centre of the school.
- 27
kaffe och svart humor
coffee and dark humour
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
någon tar alltid med kaka
someone always brings cake
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
en klass som fungerar
a class that clicks
Tip: lit. the same.
- 30
en tuff grupp
a difficult group
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
en elev som förändrar allt
one pupil who changes everything
Tip: lit. the same — in both directions.
- 32
nå fram till en elev till slut
to reach a pupil at last
Tip: lit. the same.
- 33
ögonblicket när polletten trillar ner
the moment it clicks
Tip: lit. 'when the token drops' — the penny dropping.
- 34
det är därför man gör jobbet
that's why you do the job
Tip: lit. the same.
- 35
en hotfull situation
a threatening situation
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
anmäla varje gång
to report it every time
Tip: lit. the same.
- 37
en arbetsmiljöfråga
a work environment issue
Tip: lit. the same — not a personal failure.
- 38
skyddsombudet
the safety representative
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
trettio elever i klassen
a class size of thirty
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
utan resurs
without a teaching assistant
Tip: lit. 'without a resource' — the word used.
- 41
en elev som behöver en vuxen
a pupil who needs one-to-one
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
och pengarna till det
and the funding for it
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
skolans budget
the school's budget
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
skolpengen
per-pupil funding
Tip: lit. 'the school money' — follows the pupil.
- 45
tappa en klass och en tjänst
to lose a class and a post
Tip: lit. the same.
- 46
lärarbrist
teacher shortage
Tip: lit. the same.
- 47
obehöriga lärare
unqualified teachers
Tip: lit. the same.
- 48
vara legitimerad i sina ämnen
to be qualified in your subjects
Tip: lit. the same — the teaching licence.
- 49
världens bästa jobb
the best job in the world
Tip: lit. the same.
- 50
de flesta dagar
on most days
Tip: lit. the same.